I'm not sure if this is new or not, but I noticed when the cpu's stationary units reform (due to losses from missile fire), they tend to clump together in the middle of the formation before they spread back out.

Not an altogether bad thing, as I've been able to land some lucky catapult rounds right in the scrum. It just seems to me that if they were reforming, the units on the right would stay on the right side, the left on the left, and so forth.

But after a week of playing with the new patch, I have to say again it's a vast improvement.

On a history note, someone (I forget who, but thanks!) posted a picture of the battle of bannockburn here last week, and I had to look it up:

http://www.braveheart.co.uk/macbrave...uce/banseq.htm

An interesting story about the effectiveness of pikes in these types of battles.

I also noticed how much the terrain factored in. Has there ever been any exploration into types of terrain causing units to fight differently? (I mean, besides mountains making it impossible to fight a proper battle.) The scots dug pits around their lines to keep cavalry from flaking them.